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Starring in my own black comedy
Ever feel like your life is just one big film in which you’ve got the starring role? Ever feel like things just seem to follow a certain script? Well I do, and unfortunately for me, my film’s a black...
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An Ode to Girona
As February comes to an end, so does my time here in Girona. I may not have gotten off to the best of starts, but the roads, the weather and the laidback pace of life have won me over. The dream of one...
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Welcome to the Centre of the Universe
After an F1 style pit stop in Bath, the day after returning from Girona, to catch up with friends and pack for the next 7 months, I was back on the road en route to Ghent and a new life. I’d packed...
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Relegated to the sidelines
It’s funny how quickly you can settle into new surroundings and come to think of them as home. I might have more practise than many, seeing as how I’ve lived (defined as a stay > 1 month) in 9...
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Learning to race
Since getting over my illness a couple of weeks back, the racing season in Belgium has really started kicking off. From now until the end of September, I’ll be able to ride 3 to 4 races per week, all...
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Tour de la Manche
This past week, I was in France competing in the Tour de la Manche, a 5 day stage race taking place in the lower Normandy region, on the peninsular that sticks out into the Channel. As an “Elite...
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GP Hauts de France
My first taste of Belgian cobbles, as I took in the famous bergs during my initial few weeks in the country, was a bit of a shock to the system. Having heard numerous times during race coverage and on...
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Riding Giants
Just a quick update from up here in the Alps (the village of Saint-Colomban-des-Villards, about half way up the Col de Glandon). This Thursday, I’ll be racing the Tour des Pays Savoie, a UCI 2.2 race,...
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Tour des Pays Savoie (2.2)
It’s taken me a while to get round to writing about this race, mostly because it’s taken weeks for me to get over the emotional trauma! Suffice to say, the race didn’t go to plan for me. I came into...
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DIY Bikepacking Bags
With a new year comes new goals. To be honest, I’d had enough of competitive cycling, having given the whole Belgian racing thing a crack last year, before a broken femur put an end to my season. This...
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